“In ending Rebekah’s journey, we opened up a lot of room in the final chapter of the season, which is really exploring all these different factions we’ve introduced along the way: the witches, the werewolves, the humans, Klaus playing all sides, and now Elijah stepping into that leadership role to keep some semblance of peace,” EP Julie Plecshared about what’s next on the show.

She added, “You’ve got a lot of people who all want the same thing — control of the quarter — trying to play a dicey game of backstabbing and manipulation that won’t end well.”